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The Administration of Justice and Politics.

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The former top aide to Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez told the Senate Committee today,

prosecutors were not fired to gain partisan advantage. He also said that Gonzalez did not give

accurate testimony when he told Congress he was not directly involved in ousting the U.S.

attorneys. On to the U.S. attorneys.

On to the point, we'll hear more about Samson's testimony and another top Gonzalez aide who's invoked the Fifth Amendment. What's at stake for the Attorney General

himself? And what's the history of political involvement in the Department of Justice?

On reporter's notebook later on, the conflict escalates between Britain

and Iran. First, here's the news. Support for To the Point comes from subscribers of KCRW, Santa Monica,

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Hello again, Warren Alany. Back with To the Point. Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez's top former aide says Gonzalez was not accurate when he testified before Congress. Samson also said

the White House was deeply involved in firing eight U.S. attorneys. On To the Point, more on

Kyle Samson's testimony and politics in the administration. attorneys. On to the point, more on Kyle Sampson's testimony and politics

in the administration of justice. On reporter's notebook, Iran suspends release of the woman among 15

British captives. We'll hear from London and Tehran. First, this news update. With the Senate about

to vote on a deadline for withdrawing troops from Iraq, President Bush invited all Republicans

in both houses to a White House briefing today.

We stand united and saying loud and clear that when we've got a troop in harm way, we expect

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